ἄγωágō
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
Greek (New Testament) · G71
Meanings
1. to lead, bring, carry: with accusative, followed by ἐπί, εἰς, ἕως, πρός and simple dative; metaphorically, to lead, guide, impel: John 10:16, Romans 2:4, Hebrews 2:10, 2 Timothy 3:6, and elsewhere
2. to spend or keep a day: Luke 24:21, Acts 19:38
3. Intrans., to go: subjunc., ἄγωμεν, Matthew 2:46, and elsewhere.
Same root
- ἀγώνagṓn · G73properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety
- παιδαγωγόςpaidagōgós · G3807a boy-leader, i.e. a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, (figuratively) a tutor ("pædagogue"))
- ἄξιοςáxios · G514deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)
- ἀγρόςagrós · G68a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet
- χορηγέωchorēgéō · G5524to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
- ἀγωγήagōgḗ · G72a bringing up, i.e. mode of living
- ἀνάγωanágō · G321to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
- ἀγέληagélē · G34a drove
Where it appears
Appears 68 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.
- Matthew 21:2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
- Matthew 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
- Matthew 26:46 Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!”
- Mark 1:38 But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.”
- Mark 13:11 But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
See every passage
- Matthew 10:18, 21:2, 21:7, 26:46
- Mark 1:38, 13:11, 14:42
- Luke 4:1, 4:9, 4:29, 4:40, 10:34, 18:40, 19:27, 19:30, 19:35, 22:54, 23:1, 23:32, 24:21
- John 1:42, 7:45, 9:13, 10:16, 11:7, 11:15, 11:16, 14:31, 18:13, 18:28, 19:4, 19:13
- Acts 5:21, 5:26, 5:27, 6:12, 8:32, 9:2, 9:21, 9:27, 11:26, 13:23, 17:15, 17:19, 18:12, 19:37, 19:38, 20:12, 21:16, 21:34, 22:5, 23:10, 23:18, 23:31, 25:6, 25:17, 25:23
- Romans 2:4, 8:14
- 1 Corinthians 12:2
- Galatians 5:18
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14
- 2 Timothy 3:6, 4:11
- Hebrews 2:10
- James 4:13, 5:1
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.